Can I just say that I do not at all understand these critical reviews of Bravo. My family and I have been to this location MANY times and all of these critiques seem completely unwarranted and inaccurate. For one, the food is very very good. Bravo has 4 dishes that I would say are exceptional: Chicken Marsala, the Chicken Scalopini, the Pasta Bravo and the Salmon Sandwich. The Chicken Marsala is one of the best iterations in the area. What I like about it personally is that it isn't overly sweet and fruity like many other Marsallas. The garlic and mushrooms are well represented in the sauce and the chicken is always moist and never dry. The Chicken Scalopini is the "freshest" version of Scalopini amongst Italian restaurants in the area. What I mean by that is that this isn't some processed white sauce thrown over chicken. This dish has one of the best lemon butter cream sauces in the area and the feta, mushrooms and capers make it the most sophisticated iterations of the dish in the area. It's far above Olive Garden's version and slightly above Carraba's. The Pasta Bravo is like a Penne Alla Vodka with chicken. The sauce is, again, very unique and the best of its type in the area. Bravo has great sauces! It's very very fresh tasting with no artificial sweetness or textures that plague other pasta dishes like this in the area. Finally, their Salmon Sandwich is possibly the best lunch option in the Livonia area. I don't know who their salmon supplier is, but for some reason the salmon they use is incredibly moist and buttery compared to others in the area. It completely makes the sandwich. Also, the aioli on the sandwich is very very good (again, Bravo has great sauces) This is a great restaurant to go to as a family. The booths are huge and they're not stacking you on top of each other like they do at other spots. It's always extremely clean and the layout is great as the full bar is available but secluded from the rest of the sit down area. Every server I have had at Bravo's has been wonderful. I've been many times and have never had a single poor experience. If anything, I find their waitstaff to be exceptionally courteous and prompt. Even though this isn't a diner, I get loads of refills on the coffee I always order and every accommodation I have from my diet has always been dealt with smoothly. I love the staff here. I will be back! read more

Was excited about visiting Bravo, but I soon learned this is a place that I will no longer patronize. I was so disappointed..I really wanted to like this place. No glasses for water People had to garnish there own Bloody Mary. We waited 1.5 hours for glasses for water. Water pitcher but no glasses for 1.5 hours. Check out how the Bloody Mary should be served! Please do better Bravo. read more

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This might have been some of the worst food I have had in a while. Bravo use to be a really good time and restaurant. We arrive on a Friday night and there were maybe 6 tables including ours sitting. Waitstaff took a little bit to come to our table, but of course came. The waitstaff wasn't the nicest either. Maybe they were having a bad day, but the energy wasn't very kind. They were also not very attentive. The food was below average. The prices are too high for lower than mediocre food. I ordered Fra Diavalo and it just wasn't there. It was spicy, but it was like a 5 spoons of red pepper flakes it seemed. It was a good size portion, but the taste wasn't there. We also order the wedding soup and it was a small cup for the price. Also, I got one meat ball in my entire soup. The calamari was mainly banana peppers and not a big/reasonable portion for the price. The pepperoni pizza is supposed to come with banana papers. It literally looked as if they too 3 slices of banana peppers and cut them up on the pizza. I unfortunately will not be coming back. Even though the table break was ok, the rest of the food can't save it. read more

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I recently visited Bravo! Cucina Italiana, and overall, it was... okay. I ordered the Pasta Woozie, and while it wasn't bad, it reminded me a bit of an upscale Olive Garden, decent but nothing too special. My dad went with the Pasta Bravo, which I think was slightly better than mine, though he still had to add a bit of pepper to bring out the flavor. On the bright side, the service was really kind and we were seated right away, which I appreciated. The atmosphere was cute and cozy, making it a pleasant place to sit and chat over dinner. All in all, it wasn't the best pasta I've had, but it also wasn't the worst. If you're looking for something familiar and comfortable, this spot might work, just don't expect to be blown away. read more

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This location was packed on a Saturday night - we waited about 15 minutes for our 7:15 reservation, but no big deal. It's huge and everyone was busy, but our service was pretty good. Drinks were a little slow. Also, my dirty martini was not the best I've had - and served in a wine glass. Odd. But all the other cocktails just sounded too sweet. The food was delicious - fresh bread, my companions ordered pastas and had enough to take home for lunch the next day. I ordered the grilled salmon fresca, and it was perfect for me. Fairly low carb with just a few little sweet potato cubes, tomatoes and spinach. Light and delicious. This was a great choice for after a movie at the AMC - I'd return, even if it is a chain. It seems that is the norm in Livonia. read more

Bravo! Italian Kitchen - Grilled Salmon Fresca* - Italian Near Me - Livonia, Michigan

Really 2.5 stars since everything from the food, service, and dining room is average at best. Our group wanted to try this but had to wait until it was rebuilt after a fire. Large open dining room makes it a little loud if full and it was full. Very high ceiling and very well lit up so much different than other Italian places. Besides the pizza, the rest of the food didn't impress. Both of the appetizers ordered was not finished with is not normal for our group. Most didn't finish their food and got to go boxes. My spaghetti sauce was more oily instead of tomatoe sauce which I didn't really like at all. In fact I didn't eat what I took home which never happens. My group have tried other locations of this chain so others might be better. That or all the years eating at Olive Gardens ruined my taste buds for more authentic Italian. Will not be back. read more

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This is definitely mid. We came here on a Sunday night. We are from out of town going to a trade show at Suburban Collection. Just wanted an easy meal by the hotel. This was what we all agreed on as an easy choice. It was dead on a Sunday night so we sat right away. But they sat us right by the open kitchen on a 94 degree day with little to no air circulation. It's hot outside and now it's hot inside. That kitchen and pizza oven pumps out some heat. We were all hot. And the server was even fanning herself. So that was the start. Server was adequate. No romaine lettuce for the salads only iceberg. But they had spring mix and it seemed difficult to switch to that. So I switched my salad entree to Mediterranean salad from the Romano chicken salad. The Mediterranean salad was good. I have no complaints on the food. Everyone got something different and it was decent. We were a party of 5 co-workers and 1 of the guys was ordering g a beer and the 2nd beer he asked for didn't come till the end of the meal. He did not want it at that point but drank it any way. Best I can say is the food was ok. But everything else was just not there. It was too hot and uncomfortable, server was behind, the place was dead. There are lots of other choices that are better. read more

Food was really good but not great compared to other Italian restaurants of this caliber. Service was terrible. We started at 6:45pm and finished about 9:00pm. Not waitress fault but they didn't have enough. Constantly waiting for a glass, then a refill, then a pasta spoon, then boxes for leftovers (actually asked busboy to get leftover boxes), and then waited for bill. Not enjoyable and would never go back with so many other Italian restaurants to choose from. read more

Have been here a few times for dinner. Very clean. Staff have been friendly. Service has been hit or miss. We have had waitstaff that seemed to enjoy being there and some that are just going through the motions. We really love the lobsta bisque and the salad choices. Have not tried too many of the entrees. The bar area us very modern and is a good choice for enjoying drinks and a meal. We get a lot of discount offers in the mail and they take some of the sting out of the pricey menu. But I still say this is a go to place in my book. read more

Food is fairly average, not bad at all but nothing memorable or outstanding. Will say that it was great for a group of about 12 to have a nice, leisurely meal together on a Thursday evening! Restaurant was not too busy and we had good service! I enjoyed the crispy cheese ravioli, which came with dipping sauce options of marinara and ranch. This was shared down the table with a few other apps, but this was my favorite bite. For my main I got the Pasta Woozie, which was a bit on the heavier end in a sauce that did not taste very fresh. That being said, I felt like it had a good amount of chicken. Would like this more with more vegetable, but know not everyone would share that opinion. read more

Yikes was that bad. We went on a Sunday afternoon with 16 people for a HS graduation lunch. I was shocked that they were able to accommodate us pushing up the lunch by 45 minutes. When we got there it was obvious why. There was literally only one other table with other people. The girl took our order and some people were done eating by the time others were just getting their food. Now, if it was busy I would understand, but that was not the case. I ordered the mini waffles with berries and cream. They came out without any syrup and by the time I got the syrup they weren't warm. On top of that they were so dry that when I tried to get them on my fork they broke- like a cracker. It was ridiculous. I gave them back to the server, yet they were still on my bill. When I gave her my credit card I said, "oh, the waffles were still on there." She says, " did you want me to take them off?" Ummm, yes? The building is cute but I will never return. The server was below average, needing to be reminded of things we asked for. With so many other options in the area I will definitely choose some where else to go. read more

I struggle with this review. I went on Thanksgiving and unfortunately it took 2 hours to get my meal. The wait staff was completely overwhelmed and untrained. Server got an attitude when I told her I was getting impatient and that 2 hours was getting to be ridiculous. I do believe I was polite by the way. Anyway, had she stopped by occasionally during the 2 hours it would have been better but she just kept avoiding her tables. She had too many and we were all being ignored. When the food finally did come it was very good. By the time I left there were 50+ people waiting for tables and probably 20 tables yet to be cleared. Certainly not enough staff and what they had seemed to not know what they were doing. Finally when I got my bill it was wrong. The manager did make it right however. All in all, I like Bravo which is why I'm giving 3 stars. But it could have been 4 with better service. I suggest going during a slow time. read more

Went here for Thanksgiving, had a private room for 23, I guess their AC was not working properly as it was blowing ice cold air so everyone was sitting in their winter coats, we asked if we could be moved after about 25 minutes, which they did. Why they didn't think of that I do not know. I ordered the chicken parm and the waiter asked "and are you having soup or salad with that, and I said I guess salad". Well the salad was extra, so I sent it back as the way the waiter phrased it I assumed it came with the meal. I guess that upset our waiter who said "so you don't want the salad now, well that's just great". It was extremely rude. Will never eat here again, horrible service. Food was good, but a lot of places have good food. But some of the worst service we've ever had. read more

Bravos has gone EXTREMELY down hill! We always loved coming here. Especially for family anniversaries. The food, service and management were always on point. I emphasize the "WERE". That is no longer the case. I got spoiled tomatoes on my salmon and the salmon was barely warm. Needless to say that got sent back after I finally took the waitress my plate since she was too busy telling a personal story to come to the table after I had gotten her attention. When I asked to see the manager he was too busy to come and when he finally did, couldn't understand why I wanted the gift cards I purchased refunded. Mind you we were 1 of 5 customers in the entire restaurant. They were not busy. ZERO stars!!!! read more

The food here was pretty good! The atmosphere was a little overwhelming. Our server was okay, but nothing out of the ordinary. A carry out order might be the way to go in the future. read more

I wasn't expecting much but the mac and cheese here really surprised me. It was creamy, cheesy, and had a crunchy breadcrumb topping. The portion was generous and I loved that it wasn't overly salty. It came with a little salad which helped balance things out. The atmosphere is casual and family-friendly. Service was good and the wait wasn't long. I'd get this again. read more

Bravo! Italian Kitchen - Italian Near Me - Livonia, Michigan

We went to Bravo recently and had to wait approximately six minutes to have someone show up at the hostess stand. My wife had to track down a server in an attempt to locate the hostess. she could not find her so she sat us. it was 5:00 pm and there were only a handful of customers. The pasta with shrimp was delicious but only contained very small pieces of lobster. My wife had spaghetti and meatballs and liked it. The server was new but tried her best. We will give her a pass but she needed more training on the menu. read more

Such a great place to take a family for quality Italian cuisine. Three adults with 3 little ones can be challenging, but Bravo to Bravo for how well they handled us. Everyone had a great time and there were none of the deadly long lags where the kids go nuts. Our server kept things moving and so everyone was calm. Lisa did a great job for us. The food was good and excellent in some cases. We highly recommend the Chicken Scaloppine. The Chicken Caprese was very good as well. In both cases, the chicken was perfectly cooked, juicy, and a nice flavor. The Shrimp Diavolo was ok, but not spicy at all in my opinion. The Shrimp were cooked just right, but the pasta did not have much flavor and the vodka diabolo sauce bland. It was ok, but I would not order again. The side chopped salad was easily enough for two and pretty good flavor, but lacks any tomatoes. The kid cheese pizza is 12" and very good - we definitely recommend. Easily enough for two little ones to share. The Margherita flat bread was not bad, but a bit of a surprise spicy. For dessert, the Buddy V's Cake was moist and delicious - the better than the chocolate lava cake we thought, although both are good. I would say 5 stars for families and 4 stars for couples. read more

I'm baffled as to how I am just writing a review for Bravo just now. Located on what I dubbed as "restaurant row" on Haggerty, I enjoyed many lunches, happy hours, and dinners with friends when I worked in the area. Happy Hour at the bar is probably my favorite day segment at this restaurant. The restaurant is cavernous and yet, pre-COVID at least, it was usually pretty busy. This time around for take-out, I selected (yet again) the Shrimp Napoli, large shrimp, lightly battered and fried, with a lovely tomato sauce. It seems as if the portion size has decreased; I enjoyed every crunchy bite nonetheless. The bread program features freshly baked focaccia served with seasoned oil. For my main course, I ordered a fave of mine, the lasagna. Thin layers of pasta held both a ricotta mixture and seasoned beef. The large piece was covered in both Alfredo and meat sauces and some melty cheese. The chicken marsala is something I order often, no mashed potatoes, extra green beans, if I'm watching my carbs. Since I was dining at home (and already had a sweet treat earlier that day), I passed on one of the many fun desserts here. I've previously had tiramisu, crème brûlée, and cheesecake. The latter is best when it is served brûléed and is my favorite dessert here. If you do take out, note that there is designated parking - between the soon-to-be Hop Cat and Bravo. read more

Bravo! Italian Kitchen - Shrimp Napoli is my favorite app here. I love the crunchy shrimp and flavorful sauce. - Italian Near Me - Livonia, Michigan

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Bravo was not at all bravo... Food: The chicken parm was ok, the fettuccine was bland | Service: not good, I had curbside and had to go inside after asking twice for parm cheese and to go utensils, the waitress was just completely lost. read more

Came here for a holiday party just recently. I never previously ate here for dinner in a traditional sense, so my experience is based entirely on the food that we were offered on the limited menu. We had our own room with the other party guests and they did a good job of making it feel lively and intimate. The food we were offered as entrees were the pork chops, shrimp scampi and chicken parmesan. My wife got the shrimp and I had the chicken. We were not terribly impressed with either of them, as they just had little flavor (especially with the noodles). The shrimp were obviously not fresh and the chicken was only saved by the well seasoned breading. The tomato sauce just tasted very generic like it came from a jar. The service and decor of the restaurant are good though, but the food isn't all that just based on this one experience. read more

Last night I ordered a pasta dinner and it was a regular size meal with bread. Today I ordered another pasta meal and it was half the size and there was no bread. Called to s/w manager - not available. read more

Please create an opportunity for evening customers to have real Parmesan grated shavings over their meal. I was given Parmesan powder to sprinkle over my main entree. I was told it takes 10 minutes to put the machine together that cuts the large blocks of cheese. This process is only done by morning shift and the last 3 weekends have been so busy is the reason they ran out of block Parmesan to grate. This answer threw the whole Italian dining experience out the window for me. Then the iceburg shredded "chopped lettuce salad with black olives was another disrupter. What happened to the calamata olives that should have graced the Italian salad? Bravo definitely received a Boooo from my visit this time. Perhaps I should return to Cantoro's Restaurant or 160 Main to enjoy a great Italian dinner with Real Parmesan and Calamata Olives for a great Italian dining experience!! read more

Cold...flavorless...bad service. Has gone seriously down hill. Before Covid was far better.

Stopped by early evening on a weeknight with mom. Host was MIA. We stood around for a few minutes before they came back, apparently getting a to-go order from the back. Got seated. We got drinks and a main each and a side salad. The drinks were fine. My peach palmer tasted of very fake peach. The salads were probably the best part. I got the alfredo dish with spinach and chicken and gf pasta. When it was set in front of me the Alfredo sauce had the consistency of water. It's like my noodles were drowning. It was not nice, thick Alfredo sauce. It was so thin and watery it wasn't even sticking to the pasta. A huge turn off. Taste was fine but again, thin. The gf pasta was overcooked. Mom's lasagne was fine but she said the meat was almost mushy. She liked the bread. Our server didn't seem to care at all we were there. Very robotic in service. The place was dead when we got there and only had a few more tables come in by the end of our meal. It was...fine is the best way to put it. We won't be back. Not for watery Alfredo. read more

Got here and we sat close to the kitchen and serve checkout. At first the host had to go talk to the serve and see if they could even seat us. Fine no big deal. Never been here before and wanted to try it as it's next to the college and i see it often. We walked out at 25 minutes being there. no one came to talk to us or even bring us just water. Servers were walking past us didn't even say hi. We decided what we wanted and everything in that 25 minutes and waited to be asked what we wanted. no one came. Servers were literally just hanging out at the kitchen talking. There Seemed to be 2 teenagers also hanging out at the kitchen. Servers walked past us and seeing we literally had NOTHING in front of us but menus they didn't even stop to say hi or help at all. We were told someone would be with us shortly 3 times and still nothing. Everyone just looked at us when we walked out and thought we had eaten. We didn't. Manger maybe only said "have a nice night" although he seen we just got up and walked o it. He didn't ask what the issue was. We didn't say anything to him either, just went in with our day because i was already having a rough day to begin with and I thought a good dinner with my significant other would help a little. I didn't want to get upset over something probably stupid more than I was. Clearly dinner didn't make things better as I'm sadly writing this review. We went to Olive Garden lol. I didn't even talk to anyone but the host. The manager and owner should be embarrassed as this seems to be an ongoing issue in even the google reviews and it seems to not be corrected at all. I decided maybe it was just a busy night for those who wrote the reviews but it seems even in a slow night at 8pm they don't tend to customers. I won't be trying again unless it's carry out. Maybe not even then. read more

We walked in for a late dinner and the hostess was pleasant but the restaurant was filthy the bar and many of the tables still had dirty dishes from previous patrons. The tables and the bar had not been cleaned the entire time we were there. I cannot have dairy but I also wanted a pasta chicken dish. There were no pasta chicken non-dairy options. They only had 2 options for a non-dairy dish with protein which were 2 beef/pork options. I asked if the Pasta Bravo could be made with marinara or a tomato sauce instead of the cream sauce but our waitress toldMe No. I don't understand why this could not be done. My only option was a spaghetti dish with tomatoes compote. I was not happy but it was my only option... I did not get the protein I wanted read more

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Had the pesto pasta and it was fresh and flavorful. The sauce wasn't too oily and had a great basil-garlic balance. I added mushrooms and they blended in perfectly. The dining area was chill and not too crowded. Everyone was polite and the food came out fast. A great choice for a light but tasty meal. read more

Bravo! Italian Kitchen - Italian Near Me - Livonia, Michigan

The hostess was accommodating to seat us when we needed to add two people to our reservation. I highly recommend that you call ahead for a reservation. Like most restaurants, everyone is under staffed and not able to accommodate the pre-COVID capacities. For this same reason, the spacious outdoor patio was not being used for seating diners unfortunately on a beautiful night. We started with one male server and after inquiring on what happened to him after we had received our drinks. We were waiting for another late person to arrive who was running late in our party of seven so he said he was waiting to bring bread to our table until the last person arrived. People around us had ordered been served and were ready to leave while we depleted our drinks....We ended up with another female server who was awesome. I believe her name was Autumn (it started with an A and this was a week ago). The food was delicious. I enjoyed the warm bread and oil plus the Chicken Parmesan. The portion size was very plentiful. The rest of our party had other dishes that they liked as well - Salmon, Calamari, Chicken Alfredo (not on menu, prepared instead of Shrimp Alfredo), Tiramisu, etc. read more

Bravo! Italian Kitchen - Bravo! Entrance - Italian Near Me - Livonia, Michigan

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While we didn't dine in, the ambience was amazing when we went in to get our take out. Our chicken parm and lasagna were amazing, but my favorite part was the fried ravioli!! read more

We came here for dinner one evening when I was craving chicken Parmesan. I was able to make a reservation easily on OpenTable and we were seated promptly. We ordered a drink, salads and our entrées. The salad contained an abundance of cheese and a creamy dressing. Unfortunately I am not able to eat dairy at all and did not realize that was on the salad. However our waiter graciously exchanged my salad for a different one without all the cheese. My chicken Parmesan, minus the cheese, was amazing. There were two chicken breasts sliced thin that were really crispy on the outside but tender around the inside. My husband loved his Bolognese and after finishing his meal, he helped me polish off my meal. read more

Bravo! Italian Kitchen - Bolognese - Italian Near Me - Livonia, Michigan

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Chef banks and Gabrielle was amazing. My meal was delicious and old fashioned also. I will be back again. read more

Bravo! Italian Kitchen - Pork Chops with mashed potatoes. - Italian Near Me - Livonia, Michigan

This had to be one of the worst places to have a meal in my entire life. Olive Garden had better food than this place. The waiter was rude. The whole staff was horrible in the atmosphere sucked. read more

I wish I could give this place a higher rating, but cannot go past 3, but I think 2 is too low. Came here for dinner, someone else picked here, sat outside on a nice summer day on a Wednesday, so not busy at all. Service was very good by our server, a young blonde haired female, don't know her name. We started with the complimentary bread. Because it's complimentary I can't complain about it, but I will. Never had bread at an Italian restaurant as bad as this. Even Olive Garden had better bread. It has some seasoning in it and comes with sun dried tomato olive oil. I just don't like anything with sun dried tomato. Why can't they just give simple Italian bread with butter or plain olive oil? See my picture. My date and I split a chicken parmigiana. They split it on 2 plates which was nice. Nothing special, but the fettuccine was kind of dry and not much sauce for the pasta, see my picture. It was $18.99, it worth it at all. Someone at our table had the flatbread with tomatoes and olive oil. It was very good. I haven't been here in years and this is my first time at this location, but hope I don't ever come back. read more

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Worst experience ever, couldn't wait to leave. The Livonia location is a bunch of kids who take their orders from an angry (definitely non-Italian) bartender who spends his time terrorizing the customers with his entitled attitude. There is a manager but absolutely NO management. The food could be good but it's not - the entire operation is negatively affected by a single primitive individual. Sad. Very, very sad, and not worthy of your time, much less your money. Go elsewhere - anywhere else would be better. read more

Very disappointed ! One meatball in the wedding soup. Server didn't care. Lasagna was burnt. No one cared. Was a favorite restaurant. Won't be back. Terrible experience read more

im writing this review almost as a call out to other customers. ive noticed disgusting behavior from customers towards the staff in the single hour i had been there. the most shocking was a woman screaming at the host because they went to reservations only. they are CLEARLY. understaffed and listening to other tables complain about wait times and slow service ruined my meal more than waiting an extra 10 minutes for food. if you go to bravo (which you SHOULD.) have patience!!! not sure what's so wrong with the world now a days but if you wanted a quick meal go to mcdonald's this is a nice sit down restaurant that is clearly understaffed and is doing the very best they can. all of the staff is so nice and very accommodating to the customers and truly care about your experience especially the manager Ray. be kind. be patient. and be polite. the only reason i wouldn't go back here is because i don't want to experience the absolute disgrace of patience in the customers. GOOD JOB BRAVO AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. read more

I used to love this place but I don't know what happened. Lethargic is the best way to describe the service. It was the worst tasting Chicken Marsala that I have ever tasted. I could not finish it. It was a Monday night and the restaurant was half empty. The restaurant is very nicely decorated with plenty of patio seating, that is about the only nice thing I can say. read more

I was here for my brother's wedding reception. He and his bride chose this place because they told him there would be a vegan menu available for me at the reception. While at the reception we had two servers; a male and a female. The female server made us feel as if we were an inconvenience. Without even checking she said there were no vegan options. After my brother spoke with the manager the server reluctantly gave us two options: a salad with no dressing or pasta with marinara. SMH. The male server expounded on the options and was kind. We had oil and vinegar for the salad dressing and vegetables in the pasta. If you are vegan I would not recommend because the options are dependent upon the server you get. read more

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Everything was great! Thank Chief Ryan and Jon!!! The food was good and the service was super!!!